Yoga Basics: Get Started or Get Tuned-up

Ready to get started with yoga? Or maybe you want to get tuned up / have your alignment checked? Join Yoga Basics during January to be sure you are on the right track for laying a solid foundation. This is a slow, gentle series suitable for beginners, those returning to practice, or those wanting a review.

Puppy dog pose - prep for, or alternative to, downward facing dog.

Safety is key! Learning, or reviewing, alignment principles and safety will help you get more out of your journey. Yoga is all about YOU: your body, your breath, your comfort.

Register for Yoga Basics to learn and/or review:

  • Finding safety, comfort, and alignment in basic yoga postures
  • Safety precautions / contraindications
  • How to modify poses for individual needs
  • Breathing/pranayama and meditation techniques for calming & centering
  • Introduction to yogic principles

BONUS! Yoga Basics participants receive access to the ESY Content Library: a video collection of over 25 complete classes. Tap into this resource to practice at home in between class meetings.

Beginners as well as continuing students will benefit from the slow, gentle pace of this class. Become more aware of your breath, body and state of mind. We’ll focus on safety, alignment and comfort. Bring your questions and learn to modify postures to suit your particular needs.

Enrollment is limited! Click here to register for Yoga Basics. Choose either Thursday evenings or Monday late mornings. If you need to miss a class, you may drop-in at the alternate class meeting date/location.

Yoga Basics – Thursdays
6:00 – 7:20 pm
1/4, 1/11, 1/18 & 1/25
$89

LOCATION:
Sacramento Yoga Center


Yoga Basics – Mondays
Mondays 11:30 am – 12:50 pm
1/8, 1/15, 1/22 & 1/29
$89

LOCATION:
Lion’s Roar Dharma Center

mat - beginner

By Sandra Russi

Sandra Russi, E-RYT, RScP, has been teaching yoga in the Ananda tradition for over 23 years. She often integrates Energy Medicine, Essential Oils, and Inspirational Thought into her classes, drawing on her experience as a student of yoga as well as a Practitioner of the Science of Mind.